From here until Christmas I’m going to post at least one Christmas song a day. More than likely it won’t be the only thing I post, but sharing my love of music is one of the ways I enjoy the holiday…so you’re stuck with it! LOL!
This world is filled with so much potential…really, it is! Unfortunately, we have proved…practically since our inception, that the one thing that we’re most good at is coming up with the most creative and painful ways to destroy each other…both body and spirit. The last few weeks have been proof of that…all over the world.
No, I’m not going to weigh in on the gun control battle, though I do have my own opinion. I will say this…we don’t need guns to kill each other. Proof? China…those kids were killed by a knife. McVeigh…he learned how to make a bomb online…and took out hundreds. Where there is a will, there is a way. Sad, but true fact…
So if we can be so quick to kill, it stands to reason that we’re probably pretty good at healing, too…but it’s gonna take all of us. One act of kindness at a time. I truly believe every act of selflessness we do is one more step to battling apathy and hate. So my challenge for you? Look around you…find someone who could use an act of kindness…and if it’s within your power, make it happen. The bigger part of that challenge? Do it anonymously! Then share it with us…. See if you can’t be someone’s Christmas miracle.
With that, I leave you with this song… Reminding us…that even in the darkest times, hope can be found….Love Johnny Cash’s narrative in this song.
Your challenge is so dead on. Acts of selflessness are truly a step in the right direction and we shouldn’t need the holidays as an excuse to perform them.
Nope. Not at all… But it’s a start… Maybe people will get addicted to that feel good feeling of seeing how a couple little things can change a life…and start a chain reaction of kindness. 🙂
What a great post Kitt! Very inspirational and I will make sure I’m doing my part 🙂
Thanks, LJ! I know you will. 🙂 you’ve always done that for me…
1.lovely post and I look forward to your music, I may just join you in a little Christmas music madness.
2. Donated 2 huge boxes of womans and children’s clothes to a local shelter for people getting away from abusive situations.
Have a great day.
Benjamin
Benjamin, that is great! Love that.
And I’d love you to join my Christmas music madness…your tastes are fun and eclectic, too!
We haven’t done this yet but we are going to provide Christmas dinner for a family in our church, he lost his job and she is quite ill they are in their 60’s so not a lot of positions out there for him. WE will not let them know it is from us as we have a Santa that is just going to drop by this coming week with the box. WE also have a single mother we are doing the same for with added gifts for the children. I am very excited about doing this because it blesses them but most of all it blesses us in our hearts.
That is so wonderful. I don’t know about you, but doing things for other warms me in a way no crackling fire could… From the inside out.
AMEN!!
Every day I try to do something good for someone else, even if it’s as small as letting a mother and her child cross at a crosswalk when everyone else driving is in too much of a hurry to stop for 10 seconds to let them cross. These are the important things in life that could really make a difference…even if it just puts a smile on their faces for a moment.
I could not agree more. 🙂
So, you know what my good deed of the day was today? At work when we give our cash at the end of the night, we take an envelope from a drawer to make our deposit. I grabbed on at the end of the night and opened it to put in my cash and found $300 in it! Right away, I went to the manager to give it to him. Had it been anyone else, I’m not sure if they would have been honest about finding that kind of money. It felt good to do 🙂
That’s awesome, Marie!
One of my most favorite Christmas Songs is the Twelve Pains of Christmas… I crack up everytime I hear it… “Fine.. your so smart.. you rig up the lights”..hahahaha
Really? Never heard it before. Gonna have to check it out. One of my faves is the 12 Days After Christmas…
I posted it a few weeks ago… it’s on youtube.. it cracks me up every time I hear it..
Cool! I’ll check it out.
I love Colin Raye. Thanks. I forgot about this song. I don’t have this album.
I do…